Sonia Rolland leads her careers as a model and actress with flying colors! She also finds the time to get involved in causes that are dear to her, such as the well-being of orphans in Rwanda (via her association Maïsha Africa) or the place of women in the film industry. In this regard, she sponsors a festival dedicated to female directors.
Cannes, Venice, Deauville, Angoulême, San Sebastian … This year, the movie stars visited the festivals! Sonia Rolland has decided to support another, the Festival du Film au Féminin. The second edition of the event, which takes place in Reunion, began this Monday, November 22, 2021. Sonia is the godmother and naturally celebrated the kickoff.
Crisp in a white shirt and jeans, Miss France 2000 participated in a press conference alongside other festival personalities, its founder Edith Semmani, producer Amanda Herzberg and journalist Véronique Le Bris. On this occasion, Sonia Rolland also launched her promo marathon for the festival which will end on Saturday 27 November. The ex-companion of the director Jalil Lespert and mother of a little Kahina (11 years old) continues interviews with the Reunionese newspapers and television.
Director for Rwanda, muscular actress in Martinique.
At the Festival du Film au Féminin, Sonia Rolland is showing her documentary, Rwanda women. On the comedy side, she stars in the new season of the series Criminal Tropics, broadcast at the start of the year on France 2 and now available on Salto and Disney +. Sonia plays the character of Mélissa Sainte-Rose, an investigator and single mother of two teenagers, promoted to head of a crime group on an island that is unknown to her. She teams up with Gaëlle, played by Béatrice De La Boulaye.
The series Tropiques Criminels is filmed in Martinique. Last summer, Sonia Rolland had attracted the wrath of Martinique, surprised to discover that she could go to the beach and bathe despite the health restrictions imposed on the overseas departments and territories. : “We were filming. When the series comes out this winter you will see that it serves fiction well, despite the sad reality that we are living with this health crisis.“